Knitted fabric



Jan. 12 1926.

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Application filed June M, 1924.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, lldlARRX G. G. QUERNS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Knitted Fabrics, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to textile fabrics, more especially to knit fabrics useful in the manufacture of articles of apparel.

The object of'my invention is to secure bet ter accentuation of ornamental effects in fabrics useful for the purpose mentioned,

I therebyto improve the appearance and to enhance the saleability of garments made from the same.

@ne way in which this desideratuin maybe attained will be readily apparent from the detailed description hereinafter of a typical embodiment of my invention, the

appended claims serving to define those fea-- tures which E believe to be novel.

liVith reference to the drawings, Fig. l is an illustration, more or less diagrammatically represented, showing my improved fabric. I lfig. fl is a sectional view taken as indicated by the arrows lll-lll in Fig.

lllll is a conventional representation to show the texture of the fabric when knit from a single yarn; and V Fig. 1V is a similar view showing the fabric produced as a plaited structure.

As shown in Fig. 'l, the fabric is characterized by longitudinally ertendingintervals or spaces in the form of open stripes l, 1 across which the yarn is floated between contiguous edges of intermediate solid por- A fabric of this sort may be produced by feeding a single yarn in any standard type of machine equipped to knit a plain web texture, and with one or two needles omittedor withdrawn at recurring intervals in the series to determine the spaces 1. The exact arrangement of the. loops of a fabric knit in accordance with the above described scheme is shown in Fig. Hf, the

floated portions of the yarn which connect the adjacent solid sections of plain fabric being indicated at 3. lPer se,'it is conceded that the texture of this fabric is old and well known; but l have found'that' by employing artificial or fiber silk in its making, that .a new effect or result isproduced in that, by virtue of the inherent characteristic springiness or stiffness of the material, the 'connecting portions across the spaces or intervals 1, round or arch inwardly as in Fig. ll, thereby accentuating the depth of the stripes from the face side of the fabric, and conversely, causing the stripes to stand out or project from the rear face. As a result, the appearance of the fabric from the stand point of attractiveness is greatly improved, the stripes appearing as deep longitudinal grooves thereby accentuating or setting off the solid sections 2 so that the whole simulates a ribbed structure in effect. Articles of apparel of the type mentioned when made from my improved fabric are, as a consequence, rendered exceptionally attractive to the advantage of enhancing their saleability to a remarkable degree.

Fig. IV shows a fabric wherein a yarn Y of artificial silk, is plaited' upon a backing of soft yielding yarn Y", for example cotton or the like preferably of a comparatively finer or lighter gauge, the two yarns Y-Y being simultaneously fed to the needles of the producing machine in such a way as to determine the relativepositions in the fab ric in the order explained. In all other respects, the fabric of Fig. IV is structurally the same as the first described. This is also true with respect to its appearance, especially with regard to the stripe intervals 1, since the connecting or floating portions 3 of the cotton yarn Y are obviously obliged manner of splicing; but the purpose had.-

in viewin the present instance is much better served by plaiting. to obtain the advantages ofthe sheen of the silk on the fabric face. The fabric knit with two yarns is of course more desirable than the first since the cotton backing serves to forestall disintegration or rupture of the fiber silk during laundering. Having thus described my invention, 1 claim: a 1. A plain knitted fabric produced by simultaneous feeding of fiber silk and a soft pliable cotton yarn, said fabric being characterized'by intervals across which the two v yarns are floated, the connecting portions of the silk yarn by virtue of its inherent stifiness, bowing or rounding inwardly and imposing a like disposal of the cotton yarn thereby accentuating the depth of the intervals in the fabric.

2. A. plain knitted fabric produced by plaiting fiber silk over a backing of soft pli able yarn, and characterized by intervals across which the two yarns are floated, the connecting portions of the silk yarn, byvirtue of its inherent stifiness, bowing or rounding inwardly and imposing a like disposal of the soft yarn, thereby accentuating the depth of the intervals in the fabric.

3. A plain knitted fabric produced by plaiting fiber silk over-a backing of soft pliable yarn, and characterized by longitudinally-extending stripe intervals across which the two yarns are floated, the connecting portions of the silk yarn, by virtue of its inherent stifiness, bowing or rounding inwardly and imposing a like disposal of the soft yarn, thereby accentuating the depth of .the stripes in the fabric.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this 19th day of June 1924.

HARRY G. G. QUEENS. 

